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EPSRC Reference:	GR/L75108/01
Title:	FRAMEWORKS FOR PRODUCER RESPONSIBILTY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STEP-CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Principal Investigator:	Walsh, Dr K
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Project Partners:	BT Nortel Pre Nexus Migration
Department:	Manufacturing Engineering
Organisation:	Loughborough University
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 May 1998	Ends:	30 April 2000	Value (£):	113,918
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Design Processes
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Communications
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This proposal seeks funding over two years for a research programme that responds to EPSRC's call for proposals in Design for a Whole Life Cycle . The central vision of the project is to create holistic models of the product life cycle that embrace the two key business drivers of economics and environmental impact. Within these models will be assessed product design concepts generated with the aim of achieving non-incremental step changes in the design of telecommunications products. The concept of utilizing packaging as an integral part of the product will be explored and used as a vehicle both for the generation and validation of the model, as will design choices driven by reuse and upgrade in support of product life extension. Functional and non-functional prototypes will be realized to demonstrate the most promising concepts.
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